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The English language : a historical introduction / Charles Barber, Joan C. Beal, Philip A. Shaw

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Cambridge approaches to linguistics | Canto classicsPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiii, 306 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1107693934
  • 9781107693937
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 420.9 23
Other classification:
  • Fe
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This bestselling text by Charles Barber, with updating contributions from Joan C. Beal and Philip A. Shaw, recounts the history of the English language from its remote ancestry to the present day. Using dozens of familiar texts, including the English of King Alfred, Shakespeare and Chaucer, the English language is explored in terms of where it came from, where it is going and the global impact it has had, taking into account the many varieties of English that now exist. Stimulating and interesting, it is not only written for specialists on language and linguistics, but also for general readers who take an interest in the subject.

This ed. originally published: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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